Polygalacturonase gene expression in kiwifruit: relationship to fruit softening and ethylene production
- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Plant Molecular Biology
- Vol. 42 (2) , 317-328
Abstract
In kiwifruit, much of the softening process occurs prior to the respiratory climacteric and production of ethylene. This fruit therefore represents an excellent model system for dissecting the...Keywords
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